August 26, 2019
Qualcomm has fired off the opening arguments in its appeal of the Federal Trade Commission's blockbuster antitrust win in May, with the chipmaker insisting that the royalty rates it charges cellphone makers to license its patents don't stymie competition.
August 23, 2019
The Ninth Circuit on Friday stayed an injunction in the Federal Trade Commission enforcement action against Qualcomm that threatens to upend the chipmaker's core business model, after three other federal agencies threw their support behind the company.
August 21, 2019
Qualcomm has entered into a five-year licensing deal with LG Electronics to make 3G, 4G and 5G smartphones, as the chipmaker fights to stay a recent blockbuster antitrust decision against its business practices at the Ninth Circuit.
July 23, 2019
The Ninth Circuit on Tuesday said it would allow Samsung, Intel, Ericsson and MediaTek to intervene in Qualcomm's fight against a California district court's ruling that the chipmaker's decades-long "no license, no chips" business practice violates federal antitrust laws.
July 22, 2019
Ericsson is seeking permission from the Ninth Circuit to intervene in Qualcomm's patent licensing appeal so it can quickly file a motion to seal its royalty rates and other private business information by July 29.
July 19, 2019
The Federal Trade Commission has fired back against efforts by Qualcomm and the U.S. Department of Justice to pause a blockbuster antitrust ruling forcing the chipmaker to retool its business model, arguing that reining in Qualcomm's anti-competitive conduct outweighs any vague national security concerns the pair alluded to.
July 17, 2019
The public gulf between the Federal Trade Commission and the rest of the Trump administration widened dramatically Tuesday when the U.S. Departments of Defense and Energy joined the Justice Department to voice direct opposition to the FTC's antitrust win against Qualcomm.
July 16, 2019
The U.S. Departments of Justice, Defense and Energy filed briefs Tuesday backing Qualcomm and petitioning the Ninth Circuit to stay a Federal Trade Commission district court antitrust win that threatens to upend the chipmaker's core business model while it works on its appeal.
July 15, 2019
Ericsson is throwing its weight behind Qualcomm and petitioning the Ninth Circuit to stay a court ruling that threatens to upend the chipmaker's core business model while Qualcomm works through its appeal.
July 15, 2019
Samsung and Intel urged the Ninth Circuit on Friday to let them guard their sensitive company information amid Qualcomm's appeal of the Federal Trade Commission's blockbuster antitrust win against the chipmaker.